This is a photo of my family.
Oh, right. Who are Gordon and Vera?
They’re my grandparents. Gordon’s
.
my grandfather and Vera’s my
Wow! How old are they?
Gordon’s a hundred and one and Vera’s ninety-nine.
And Martha and Vincent are your parents. Right?
That’s right. Martha’s my
and Vincent’s my
.
Great. And who’s Bernard?
He’s my
and Cynthia’s my
.
And who are Sam and Pam?
They’re my
.
Cool. Are they twins?
Yes, they are. And they’re two years old.
And Bernard and Cynthia are their parents.
That’s right. And Rudolph’s my
and Helga’s my
And Bonehead and Cactus are your
.
Yes, that’s right.
Listen again. Then read with a classmate.

3 Comprehension
Work with a classmate.
Look at the picture
and ask and answer
about Mandy. Use:

Where are the books? They’re
the
desk.
Where is the rubber? It’s
the chair.
Where are the sweets? They’re
the
pencil case.
Where is Molly’s homework? It’s
Molly’s hand.
Where are the posters? They’re
the
wall.
Where is the hairbrush? It’s
the
chair.
Where are the socks? They’re
the
chair.
Where is the pencil case? It’s
the
magazine.

They’re in my bag. They’re on the wall. It’s under
Roman’s desk. It’s next to the teacher’s desk.
b) Then read out your sentences to the class.
Can your classmates guess?
They’re in my bag.
Are they your books?
It’s under Roman’s desk.
Is it his bag?

5 Speaking
Work with your classmate. Take turns to ask
questions about Molly’s desk.
Where are the socks?

9 Check

your English

a) 1.43 Copy this drawing onto a piece of
paper. Then listen and draw.

They’re under the chair.
Where’s the rubber?
It’s on the chair.

Remember!
Singular

Plural

Where is the pen?
It is on the desk.

Where are the pens?
They are on the desk.

b) Then work with a classmate. Ask and
answer questions about your drawing. Use:
Where’s/Where are …? and It’s/They’re …
Are your drawings the same?

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Lesson
objective

• Talking about
places in a town or city

7 My dream town
1

Picture search
1.44

How many of these places can you find in Dream Town?

beach

shop

2

castle

church

railway station

supermarket

cinema

park

swimming pool

bus station

river

house

Presentation
a)

1.45

Listen and read.

Dream Town
In Dream Town there is an old
castle and a river. And there
are a lot of fun things to do.
There isn’t a beach but there
is a big swimming pool with a
fantastic water slide. And there
are two cinemas and a big park.
There isn’t a bus station but
there is a railway station.
There is a church and there
are a lot of nice houses. There
aren’t any supermarkets but
there are a lot of shops.

3

Comprehension
Look at the picture. Are these sentences true
or false?

b) 1.45 Listen again and point to the places
in the picture.

1
2
3
4
5

There is a river.
There isn’t a beach.
There are a lot of shops.
There is a bus station.
There aren’t any cinemas.

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2
4

Class poll

6

Speaking
a) Work in a group. Draw a map of your
dream town. Don’t show your map to the
other groups. Here are some more places:

a) What is your favourite place in Dream
Town? Write it down on a piece of paper.
b) Compare the results with your classmates.
What’s the class’s favourite place?

Study tip
How can you remember new words?
Draw a picture and write the initial letters.

a church.
a beach.
any supermarkets.
a lot of houses.
a railway station.
a lot of shops.
a bus station.

Is there a swimming pool?

Are there any schools?

7

a castle?
any cinemas?
any supermarkets?
a park?

c) Now write answers to questions 8–11
about where you live with:

Yes, there is./Yes, there are.
No, there isn’t./No, there aren’t.

Grammar spot
any

Negatives
There aren’t any cinemas.
(BUT There isn’t a beach.)
Questions
Are there any shops?
(BUT Is there a river?)

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No, there aren’t.

Writing
a) Write a list of your four favourite things in
your dream town with:
There is a/an … There are two/three/a lot of …

b) Complete the questions with: Is there/
Are there

8
9
10
11

Yes, there is.

1 There is a big swimming pool with a water
slide.
2 There are a lot of ...
b) Now show your list to your classmates.

8

Check your English
a) 1.46 Listen to Rosie
describing her dream town.
Write a list of the places
in her town.
b) Think of four true
sentences about the place
where you live with:
1 There is a …
2 There isn’t a …
3 There are a lot of … 4 There aren’t any …
Now tell your classmates.

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Skills

Cross-cultural

8 The place where I live
1

Reading
a) Read John’s answers to
the questionnaire.

Ques tionnair e
1 Where is your home?
My home is … A in a city
B in a town
3
✓
C in a village
D in the country

John Connolly, 11, Ballycarry, Northern Ireland

2 How many of these places are near your home?
There’s … a park ✓ cinema
✓
shops
swimming pool
✓ bus stop
✓
church
supermarket
railway station
school
cafe/restaurant

5 What is your dream place to live?
My dream place to live is …
A
B
in a big city
C

in the country

D

3 What is good about the place where you live?
It’s very beautiful and there is a park.
4 What is bad about the place where you live?
There are only two shops in the village
and my school is a long way from my home.

Listening
Listen to Teresa’s answers to the questionnaire
and choose the correct words.
1.47

1 My home is in a city/a town/a village/the country.
2 There’s a park/a cinema/a swimming pool/a school
and there are two shops/two supermarkets/a bus
stop near my home.
3 My school is near my home./My friends live near
my home./The place where I live is very beautiful.
4 There isn’t a park/a swimming pool/a cinema/
a shop/a bus stop/a café/a school where I live.
5 My dream place to live is in a big city/in the country/
in the mountains/by the sea/on an island.

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2
3

Speaking
a) Look at the questionnaire in Activity 1. Work with a classmate. Ask and answer.
Make notes of your classmate’s answers.
Where is your home?

My home is in a village.

Study tip

b) Look at your notes from Activity 1. Are your classmate’s answers
the same or different to yours?

4

Look up new words
in a dictionary!

Writing
Write about where you live with:

My home’s in a city/town/village/the country.
There is a/an …
There are two/three/…/a lot of …
There isn’t a/an …
There aren’t any …

and
but

a/an …
two/three/…/a lot of …
there is a/an …
there are two/three/…/a lot of …

Writing tip
1

and, but
+
+
There are a lot of shops and two supermarkets.

+
There isn’t a cinema but there is a sports centre.
2 Use adjectives like big, small, old, new, nice.
I live in a small town.

Fun spot
Beat the clock!
1 Think of a word.

4 Write the correct letters.

2 Draw a dash
for each letter.

5 Complete the
clock for
wrong letters.
6 You win …

3 Can your
classmates guess
the word?

7 Your classmates win …

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Review
Check you can do these things.
1 I know the name of nine family relationship words.
Unscramble the words.

1 grandfather
1 gfrndatareh
6 streis

2 theraf
7 gmorahdntre

3 tuna
8 cnelu

4 hrobetr
9 unicos

5 thmoer

2 I can talk about family relationships using the possessive ‘s.
Look at Tom’s family tree. Answer the questions.

1 She is Justin’s mother.
1 Who is Susan? (Justin)
2 Who is Tom? (Jane)
3 Who are Justin and Linda? (Tom)

4 Who are Howard and Faith? (Linda)
5 Who is Richard? (Justin)
6 Who is Graham? (Linda)

Howard

Faith

Richard

Mary

Susan

Graham

Tom

Jane

Justin

Linda

3 I can use possessive adjectives in English.
Complete with my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their.
This is
sandwich.

1

5
These are

2

3

4

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This is

This is

Those are

sandwich.

sandwich.

sandwiches.

sandwiches.

6

That’s

sandwich.

This is

sandwich.

7

8

These are

sandwiches.

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2
4 I can say where things are.
Answer Molly’s questions with: It is/They are in/on/under/next to … .

1 They’re on the desk.

1 Where are my pens?
2 Where is my rubber?
3 Where are my socks?

4 Where is my hairbrush?
5 Where are my sweets?

5 I know the name of ten things in the classroom.
Point to these things in your classroom.
1 books
6 dictionary

2 pen
7 bag

3 pencil case
8 chair

4 posters
9 desk

5 books
10 rubber

6 I can talk about places in a town or city.
Look at the map. Make sentences with:
There’s/There isn’t a … .
There are two …/There aren’t any … .
There are two churches.

7 I can ask about places in a town or city.
Complete the conversation with there is, there isn’t, there are, there aren’t, is there, are there.
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:

a beach in the town?
.
a castle and a beautiful river.
any good shops here?
Yes,
. And
also two supermarkets.
any cinemas?
No,
any cinemas.
Is
a railway station?
No,
a railway station but
a bus station.
No,

8 I can join ideas in a sentence with and and but.
1 There are two cinemas and a church.
1 two cinemas there are a church and